Idea Filters Checklist for Technical Founders

Print this. Saturday morning. Coffee. Editor closed.

Pre-Work (3 min)

• Dump every idea on a sticky note.
• Open a fresh page.
• No code.

Filter Round (10 min)

• F1: 50 reachable warm in 30 days? Strike nos.
• F2: Adjacent paying spend? Strike nos.
• F3: Three real named buyers? Strike nos.
• F4: Weekly pain? Strike nos.

Reviewer (2 min)

• Send to one non-technical advisor.
• Their no on a survivor is data, not friction.

Next Step

• Pick top 1-2 survivors.
• Ship a landing page Sunday.
• DM 50 buyers Monday.
• Build only after 5 paid-intent replies.